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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #260 on: 12/22/2006 10:09 pm »
Didn't want to ask this during descent, but did I hear PAO call the vehicle "Columbia" as it flew over Texas?

That made me sad all over again...
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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #261 on: 12/22/2006 10:09 pm »
Officially a daytime landing.

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #262 on: 12/22/2006 10:09 pm »
Guess we have our answer... it was a day landing.  Oh well, well done anyway!
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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #263 on: 12/22/2006 10:10 pm »

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #264 on: 12/22/2006 10:10 pm »
Go for extended powerup.

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #265 on: 12/22/2006 10:11 pm »
Go for APU/HYD shutdown.
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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #266 on: 12/22/2006 10:11 pm »
Just think what some of those HD tv pics would have looked like if it had been brilliant sunshine!

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #267 on: 12/22/2006 10:11 pm »
Yep, you heard Columbia... I was a little bit suprised when I heard that too!

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #268 on: 12/22/2006 10:11 pm »
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Didn't want to ask this during descent, but did I hear PAO call the vehicle "Columbia" as it flew over Texas?

That made me sad all over again...

Yes I'm afraid he did.  :(

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #269 on: 12/22/2006 10:11 pm »
I guess we all thought about Columbia extra much since Discovery flew the same ground track.
I'm relieved that they are back down now.
Hoping for a future of NASA manned spaceflight

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #270 on: 12/22/2006 10:12 pm »
APU/HYD shutdown complete

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #271 on: 12/22/2006 10:12 pm »
Officially, this is not a night landing... NASA says it must be 15 minutes after sunset to be called a night landing.

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #272 on: 12/22/2006 10:12 pm »
Go to move all elements to within 50 feet and hold for APU shutdown.

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #273 on: 12/22/2006 10:12 pm »

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Skinny - 22/12/2006  11:47 PM  Well done on a superb mission!  The HQ video of the landing (from the moment of deorbit burn) is available on L2 now.
Could it possibly be extended to include crew egress from the orbiter?

 

I switched the recorder on again. It will be a seperated download, but available right after everyone's out :-).. keep a look at the L2 thread 


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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #274 on: 12/22/2006 10:13 pm »
Go to chock nose landing gear wheels

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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #275 on: 12/22/2006 10:14 pm »

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #276 on: 12/22/2006 10:14 pm »
Go for doffing suits.
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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #277 on: 12/22/2006 10:15 pm »
Columbias ground track took it farther north

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Re: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #278 on: 12/22/2006 10:15 pm »
ah, landing replays!

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RE: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing
« Reply #279 on: 12/22/2006 10:16 pm »

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